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LEMING, TEXAS
Atascosa County,
South Texas
Highway 281 and FM 1470
12 Miles NE of Jourdanton
18 Miles S of San Antonio
Population:
268 (2000)
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Entering
Leming from the north on US HWY 281.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2007 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
The original community was called Las Gallinas - or "The Chickens"
and a post office was in operation under that name in 1880. When the
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad arrived in 1902, the man in
charge of development was one P. B. Leming and the (25) thankful residents
of Las Gallinas changed the name of the town (and post office) to
honor the man.
1913 was a big year for the town. A school opened and the First Baptist
Church was organized. The following year the population was 150 and
the townspeople built a brick school. The population declined and
finally settled in at about 100 residents during the 30s. It increased
to 250 in the last years of that decade and remained there for the
next 50 years. It has added a few more people in recent years, bring
it up to 268. |
Leming
Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2007 |
Leming
Elementary School
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2007 |
Train
passing south through Leming.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2007 |
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